> Ie. If power lines at one end of the street get felled by a tree, power just comes from the other end of the street instead. That would imply a live wire und

> Ie. If power lines at one end of the street get felled by a tree, power just comes from the other end of the street instead. That would imply a live wire under a tree. Not a good idea. > Nowhere in the US does that for consumers yet I don't think. Tons of places do that, in exchange for a lower rate you install a box that lets the utility shut off your AC when demand is very high. It's available in almost all states last time I checked.